PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder. Duran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hatebreed - Live for this. Umberto Duran acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Red
vs
Duran

180 cm
37
266 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

199 cm
38
280 lbs
29 - 23 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duran catches Red with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Red has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Red cracks Duran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duran throws a hook but Red blocks it.
Red throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Duran misses with an uppercut. Red saw that one coming.
Duran misses with a hook.
Duran takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran ducks right into an uppercut from Red.
Duran drops his hands momentarily and Red takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran throws a jab when Red was well out of range.
Red moves in looking to clinch but Duran pushes him off.
Duran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Red throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran connects with a body shot.
Red fails with the takedown
and Duran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duran misses with a low kick.
Duran scores with a nice right hand.
Red works Duran's body with a nice hook.
Duran getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Red misses with an uppercut
and Duran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red connects with a right hand. Duran shakes it off.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Umberto Duran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duran digs a good body shot into Red's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.
Red looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.
Red swinging wildly here.
Duran throws a right hand that Red ducks under and follows up with a left that Red also avoids with ease.
Duran misses the jab.
Red looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Duran.
Duran throws a jab when Red was well out of range.
Duran misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Red misses.
Duran avoids the body shot from Red.

Red closes the distance and clinches.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Red takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Red lands a shoulder strike.
Red lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Red tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duran's elbow.
Duran tries to break free but Red pushes him back against the cage.
Red goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Duran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duran thumps Red with a low kick.
A combination from Duran does no damage.
Duran misses with a hook. Red ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red walks into a stiff left hand from Duran.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duran misses with a straight left.
Red is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Red misses its intended target.
Red loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Red lands a jab to the nose.
Red misses the jab.
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran lands a leg kick that knocks Red off balance momentarily.
Red ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Duran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mr Red will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Duran.
Duran throws a series of punches but Red moves out of range.
Red looks to land a right hand but Duran moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Red darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Red throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Red walks into a straight right hand from Duran.
A jab from Red misses.
A little jabbing left from Duran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duran was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Red tries to counter with a takedown but Duran is quick to defend against it.
Mr Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Red manages to avoid it.
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red slips a straight right by Duran.

Red moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Duran breaks the clinch.
Duran lands a glancing blow to the side of Red's head.
Red throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red.
Duran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duran staying out of range there.
Red keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duran.
Duran fails to land with a series of punches.
Duran lands with a hook. Red tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Red misses with a combination
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Red misses with a jab to the body
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Duran catches Red right on the button with a cross.
Umberto Duran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Red takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duran throws a leg kick but Red checks it.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Red at a distance.
Jab, jab by Duran - just one landing.
Duran misses with a straight right.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Red.
A punch combination from Duran misses.
Red half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Red forces Duran back against the cage and clinches.
Duran is trying to break free.

Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Red closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Red has Duran pushed against the cage.
Duran misses with a hook to the ribs.

Duran breaks the clinch.
Duran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Red takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Red staying out of range there.
Duran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Red tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Red is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Red is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Duran drops Red with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Red looks back up at him and smiles so Duran waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Red throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran throws a right and a left that Red avoids nicely.
Duran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duran under the eye.
Duran throws a hook but Red avoids it easily.
Red seems to have got his legs back now.
Red misses with a looping right.
A big left from Red misses.
Duran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Red throws a lazy uppercut
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Duran coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Duran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Red cracks Duran with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Duran.
Duran defending well as Red loads up on a big left hand.
Duran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Red.
Duran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duran misses with a hook.
Red walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Red. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duran! But no joy.
Red connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Red throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran slips under a jab.

Duran lands a left and a right that send Red crashing to the mat, dazed. Duran thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duran.
Duran is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Duran does no damage.
Duran wants to land a leg kick but Red is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duran cracks the inside of Red's front leg.
Red tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Red moves out of range of the strikes.
Red drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Red fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran throws a hook but Red blocks it.
Red looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Red misses with an uppercut. Duran saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Red throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Duran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Duran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Red has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duran finds it's way round the side to connect with Red's head.
Duran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Red lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
Duran missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Red.
Duran slips a jab from Red.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duran fails to land with a series of punches.
Red throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Red blocks a leg kick.
Duran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Red feinted with a counter takedown.
Duran misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Red.
A telegraphed right hand from Duran misses the target.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran lands a jab to Red's midsection.
Red just misses with a punch to the body.
Red stuns Duran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Red checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Red throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duran throws a leg kick but Red checks it.
Red is looking to clinch.
Duran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red circles away quickly and effectively.
Red changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Duran jabs Red right on the nose. Red blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duran misses with a low kick.
Red jabs Duran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duran slips a straight right by Red.

And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Duran!
Our winner, Umberto Duran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.